Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
one party; one faction; one clique
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
personal grudge; personal enmity
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
sympathy; compassion; pity
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
largehearted; frank; unaffected
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
elegance; taste; refinement
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
person of letters; literary person
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
various countries; various regions; various provinces
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)